Yes, but larger. The largest one of those is just 9" x 9.25". Keep looking, you're on the right track. Heck, if you have a Daiso store in town (Japanese Dollar Store) they have mesh laundry bags for a buck/buck-&-a-half. I bought a small-ish one, but I think they had larger ones. I could probably fit 5 or 6 emptied pineapple rinds in it, one bought with this in mind might permit more. Target or similar might also have a larger mesh multi-purpose bag.

When they're dry as a bone, empty the mesh bags into plastic drawstring bags and re-use the mesh.

I don't have first-hand information as to how well pineapple keeps in that climate. It would be worth looking into, so you can determine whether this drink is a beginning of the week celebration, or a Burn Night revel.

Savannah wrote:Yes, but larger. The largest one of those is just 9" x 9.25". Keep looking, you're on the right track. Heck, if you have a Daiso store in town (Japanese Dollar Store) they have mesh laundry bags for a buck/buck-&-a-half. I bought a small-ish one, but I think they had larger ones. I could probably fit 5 or 6 emptied pineapple rinds in it, one bought with this in mind might permit more. Target or similar might also have a larger mesh multi-purpose bag.

When they're dry as a bone, empty the mesh bags into plastic drawstring bags and re-use the mesh.

I don't have first-hand information as to how well pineapple keeps in that climate. It would be worth looking into, so you can determine whether this drink is a beginning of the week celebration, or a Burn Night revel.

Wow, the burn night revel sounds like an incredible idea. I wonder if I keep them in a cooler packed with ice and check on them every couple days and add ice when necessary, they would be okay, but what do I know, i'm a bottom bitch virgin :\

Start by doing what's necessary; then do what's possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.

Well, if it's any comfort, I don't know how to keep pineapple fresh in the desert, just off the top of my head, but I do like to google.

Looks like fancy pineapple drinks might be a "Meet the Neighbors" kinda thing--but you could also set one or two pineapples aside and see how well they do later in the week, as an experiment.

Fresh pineapple is quite perishable. It bruises easily in spite of its seemingly armored exterior and will ferment if kept at room temperature for too long. If storing at room temperature, use within two days.

Storing at room temperature will increase the acidity level of the pineapple, but will not improve sweetness. You can extend the lifespan to three to five days by refrigerating the whole pineapple in a perforated plastic bag.

Exposure to cooler melt would hasten degradation, so I think the trick would be buying fresh pineapple in the last big city you encounter, keeping it cool & dry up out of any water, and serving it early. Drinks on Monday or Tuesday could use the bases as a cup. If serving two people who are friendly, you could poke two straws in it. You could store remaining (cut) pineapple in an airtight container in a nice cold cooler, and put a spear of pineapple in future drinks. A cold, fruity drink is a great treat out there, even if you serve it to people in their own cups (which they should always have on them).

Don't be too disappointed about serving early, if you decide to play it safe. What better way to make friends than to bartend?

(Actually, the only better way is by helping neighbors in need of a hand with their hammering or knot-tying, then drinks.)